Install PHOTOPRISM (FREE Google Photos Alternative) on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04

In this installation we'll be using Docker to run PhotoPrism instance.

Install Docker

Update the repo to get latest versions

sudo apt update

Install the latest version

sudo apt install docker.io

Set Docker to start on startup

sudo systemctl enable --now docker

Give your user permissions to docker, replace with your username

sudo usermod -aG docker username

Test it has installed correctly by getting the docker version

docker --version

Installing Docker Compose

This downloads 2.16.0, just change this if the version updates to a later version

sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/2.16.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Give permissions to this

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Test it has installed correctly by getting the docker-compose version

docker-compose --version

Installing Photoprism

Download the latest docker-compose.yml for Photoprism

cd && wget https://dl.photoprism.org/docker/docker-compose.yml

Change the default admin password in the docker-compose.yml file and also location of pictures if not in ~\Pictures.

sudo nano docker-compose.yml

Find the line

PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "insecure"          # PLEASE CHANGE: Your initial admin password (min 4 characters)

And replace it with your own secure password.

PHOTOPRISM_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "sv3G$bt5DG4h4"          # PLEASE CHANGE: Your initial admin password (min 4 characters)

For the photo’s location, find the line

# Multiple folders can be indexed by mounting them as sub-folders of /photoprism/originals:
# - "/mnt/Family:/photoprism/originals/Family"    # [folder_1]:/photoprism/originals/[folder_1]

Under this add the path to your pictures volume, followed by :/photoprism/originals/identifyingname changing identifyingname for something specific to you.

# Multiple folders can be indexed by mounting them as sub-folders of /photoprism/originals:
# - "/mnt/Family:/photoprism/originals/Family"    # [folder_1]:/photoprism/originals/[folder_1]
- "/media/path/to/pictures:/photoprism/originals/identifyingname"

Start the server, this may take a few minutes.

docker-compose up -d

Once complete, browse to http://serverip:2342. You will get the screen below, enter your Password you created in the config file above.

Bulk Delete Images

Once logged in, go to Settings and enable Delete Option.

HACK: To Select Multiple images at once, use SHIFT + CLICK

Move images to Archive and then from Archive Delete all the photos at once.

Archive Option is located in the Search SubMenu.

Pros:

• Easy to deploy

• Light Weight

• Uses Tensor Flow for image labelling

Cons:

• No multiple Users support